Commando (1985 film)
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Commando is a 1985 American action film directed by Mark L. Lester and produced by Joel Silver. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role, alongside Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano, Vernon Wells, Bill Duke and Dan Hedaya. The musical score was composed by James Horner. Commando was released in the United States on October 4, 1985, where it received praise for the action sequences and humor. The film became a commercial success at the box office and was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Special Effects, but lost to Back to the Future.
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Directed by
Mark L. Lester
Screenplay by
Steven E. de Souza
Story by
mw- Jeph Loeb[a] Matthew Weisman Steven E. de Souza
Produced by
Joel Silver
Starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger Rae Dawn Chong
Cinematography
Matthew F. Leonetti
Edited by
Mark Goldblatt Glenn Farr John F. Link
Music by
James Horner
Productioncompany
Silver Pictures
Distributed by
20th Century Fox
Release date
October 4, 1985 (1985-10-04)
Running time
90 minutes
Country
United States
Languages
EnglishSpanish
Budget
$10 million
Box office
$57.5 million
Tables
Professional ratings · Music › Soundtrack
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References
- Commando at the AFI Catalog of Feature Filmshttps://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/57535
- Box Office Mojohttp://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=commando.htm
- "Remembering Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Commando,' the Most '80s Action Movie of the '80s"https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a34250980/arnold-schwarzenegger-commando-35th-anniversary/
- "Commando Facts You Never Knew"https://movieweb.com/commando-movie-facts-trivia/
- Empirehttps://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/commando-complete-history/
- In Search of the Last Action Heroes. Gravitas Ventures. 2019.
- American Film Institutehttps://catalog.afi.com/Film/57535-COMMANDO?sid=9ce03979-3cec-4008-a00c-54e9314616ff&sr=10.34141&cp=1&pos=0
- "Varèse Sarabande Product Details"https://web.archive.org/web/20100928001724/http://www.varesesarabande.com/details.asp?pid=VCL-1103-1026-2
- MOVIE MUSIC UKhttps://moviemusicuk.us/2015/10/22/commando-james-horner/
- "Commando Summary"http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=commando.htm
- Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1004567_commando
- Commando at Metacritichttps://www.metacritic.com/movie/commando
- The New York Timeshttps://web.archive.org/web/20190821201231/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/04/movies/film-schwarzengger-commando.html
- Variety
- Los Angeles Times
- Chicago Tribune
- The Washington Posthttps://web.archive.org/web/20191220165750/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/10/04/movies/8cdbc569-cef7-4a9d-97ee-f77639f2a457/
- Arnold Schwarzenegger Gene Siskel interview 1985https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqDD1egAGEA
- Amazonhttps://archive.today/20200317145122/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369795/trivia?ref_=tt_ql_2
- The Pink Smokehttp://thepinksmoke.com/markllester.htm
- The Action Elitehttps://theactionelite.com/the-commando-sequel-we-never-saw/
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/movies/commando-steven-e-de-souza-sylvester-stallone-exclusive/
- Den of Geekhttps://www.denofgeek.com/movies/steven-e-de-souza-talks-commando-2-sgt-rock-the-flash-gordon-movie-you-may-never-see-and-much-more/
- Deadlinehttps://deadline.com/2010/04/fox-to-remake-famed-schwarzenegger-pic-36333/
- The A.V. Clubhttps://www.avclub.com/remember-when-they-promised-to-remake-commando-last-th-1798219842
- Credited as "Joseph Loeb III."